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Sophie Hague: me and my education

Sophie Hague, a 2022 Student Design Award winner, explains how design helped to identify the learning techniques that worked for her.
17 Nov 2023 Sophie Hague
A graduate with blonde hair smiles in the foreground, wearing a black cap and gown with a maroon trim. Several other graduates are seated in the background, dressed similarly, inside a graduation ceremony venue.
Blog

‘Forgotten Heroes’ – how pupil designers created a national remembrance campaign

Falinge Park High School in Rochdale, UK responded to the RSA’s ‘Local Community’ Design brief with a campaign exploring and celebrating the contributions of Black and Asian soldiers in World War II – creating a lasting legacy and learning outcomes for pupils across the North-West.
9 Nov 2023 Deborah Davidson, Simon De Courcey
A group of students stands in a room, with some seated in the foreground. One student in a purple shirt and black jacket is speaking. They are in front of a drum set and a cross is visible on the wall.
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Preventing school exclusions in Tower Hamlets

We partnered with Tower Hamlets to help reduce exclusions and improve practice in the borough as part of our Pinball Kids project. This policy briefing shares our findings and connects them to broader debates and trends in national policy and practice.
26 Oct 2023 Aidan Daly, Hannah Breeze, Mehak Tejani, Nik Gunn
Empty classroom with rows of blue chairs and gray desks, each with a sheet of paper on top. Large windows line the left side, allowing natural light to brighten the room.
Blog

Capability building in the age of polycrisis

Our Regenerative capabilities coalition is a key intervention of our Design for Life mission. Andy Thornton, our Head of Regenerative Design, says we need to invest in capabilities to support the transition to a regenerative economy.
20 Oct 2023 Andy Thornton
A person wearing a blue uniform and hat operates machinery in a factory setting. The individual is pressing a button on a control panel, with other workers visible in the blurred background. The environment is industrial and well-lit.
Blog

Zubair Junjunia: Featured Fellow Q&A

RSA Fellow Zubair Junjunia talks about the challenges of young entrepreneurship, educational equity and the role community plays in building purpose-driven, intersectional social enterprises.
27 Sep 2023 Gamini Sethi
Four people are engaged in conversation in a well-lit room. Two men in suits are smiling, while another man in a suit is speaking. A woman with glasses is also smiling. A banner in the background reads "2021 Legacy Award.
Feature

Do the right thing

Optimism and hope were the watchwords as the RSA hosted our annual Fellows Festival.
13 Sep 2023 Mike Thatcher
Collage with a large, white light bulb silhouette over colorful circles. Three inset photos show a person speaking from a podium, a person on a video call, and two people on stage having a conversation.
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Century of innovation

The Student Design Awards celebrate 100 successful years supporting visionary products.
4 Sep 2023 Anton Howes, Anna Markland
Collage of three images: people looking at photographs on a table, a group of four people smiling and holding drinks near a tall table, and two individuals arranging colorful cards on a table.
Blog

Future trajectories for AI-enabled personalised learning

In the final article of three drawing insights from a multidisciplinary roundtable discussion on AI and learning we speculate on future scenarios and identify the next steps to enable AI for lifelong learning.
25 Aug 2023 Alessandra Tombazzi, Joanna Choukeir, Natalie Lai, Google DeepMind
Abstract digital artwork depicting a conceptual neural network. It features a series of interconnected transparent panels with blue nodes, lines, and patterns visualizing data flow and connections, set in a minimalist white environment.